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Fayetteville Technical Community College nursing instructor Mayra Draughn has been named The Fayetteville Observer’s Amazing Teach for the month of April.

Draughn teaches weekly classes on hospice care to FTCC nursing students, who nominated her for the award.

“She teaches the heart of nursing, not just the skills,” Jenny Schleusener, an Air Force veteran and first-semester FTCC nursing student, told The Observer. 

In addition to her role at FTCC, Draughn is the patient care manager and director of operations for Valley Hospice House.

Read The Fayetteville Observer’s story in full: https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/education/2026/04/20/mayra-draughn-is-amazing-teacher-for-april-fayetteville-observer-nc/89419139007/